Torneo del Noroeste

The Torneo Regional del NOA (NorOeste Argentino – Argentine North-West), also known as Torneo del Noroeste, is a regional rugby union competition in Argentina.

Torneo del Noroeste – Súper 10
Organising body
Founded1944 (1944)
Region
Number of teams10
Qualifier for
Related competitionsTorneo del Oeste
Current championsHuirapuca (2022)
Most successful club(s)Universitario (T)
(24 titles)

Originally, only clubs from the Tucumán Rugby Union took part. In successive editions the competition added clubs from the unions of Jujuy, Salta, and Sgo. del Estero provinces. This yearly tournament has traditionally been dominated by Tucumán clubs. Clubs from the other 3 provinces have yet to win a title.

Universitario is the most successful team, with 24 titles won to date.

History

Rugby was first played in Tucumán in 1915 but the first official rugby team in the province –Club Natación y Gimnasia– would only be formed in 1936. Six years later Tucumán Rugby Club was founded, followed by Universitario Rugby Club in 1943 and Cardenales Rugby Club in 1944.

Those four clubs would go on to found the "Unión de Rugby del Norte" on 29 February 1944.

Although the URN was based in Tucumán Province it also dealt with fledgling clubs from the neighbouring provinces of Salta, Jujuy and Santiago del Estero. Later these provinces would go on to form their own unions in 1951, 1966 and 1968 respectively.

Although all four provinces take part in the regional Torneo del Noroeste, they still organise their own local competitions.

Format

As of 2022, 10 clubs from all 4 provinces took part in the tournament. The competition is divided into two zones. The four best placed teams qualify to "Zona Campeonato" to crown the champion of the season. The tournament uses a promotion and relegation system.

Champion and runner-up of Torneo del Noroeste qualify for the Nacional de Clubes, the main club competition of Argentina while the other best placed teams qualify for Torneo del Interior, the national club competition outside Buenos Aires.

Championships

Results
Ed. Year Champion(s)
1
1944Tucumán RC (1)
2
1945Tucumán RC (2)
3
1946Universitario (1)
4
1947Natación y Gimnasia (1)
5
1948Tucumán RC (3)
6
1949Natación y Gimnasia (2)
–
1950(not held)
7
1951Uni Tucumán (2) & Tucumán Rugby (4)
8
1952Tucumán RC (5)
9
1953Tucumán RC (6)
10
1954Cardenales (1)
11
1955Natación y Gimnasia (3)
12
1956Tucumán RC (7)
13
1957Natación y Gimnasia (4)
14
1958Universitario (3)
15
1959Universitario (4)
16
1960Universitario (5)
17
1961Natación y Gimnasia (5) & Tucumán RC (8)
18
1962Tucumán Rugby (9)
19
1963Universitario (6)
20
1964Cardenales (2)
21
1965Universitario (7)
22
1966Los Tarcos (1)
23
1967Universitario (8) & Los Tarcos (2)
24
1968Universitario (9)
25
1969Los Tarcos (3)
26
1970Universitario (10)
27
1971Universitario (11)
28
1972Universitario (12)
29
1973Universitario (13) & Tucumán LT (1)
30
1974Universitario (14)
31
1975Los Tarcos (4)
32
1976Universitario (15) & Los Tarcos (5)
33
1977Tucumán LT (2) & Tucumán RC (10)
34
1978Tucumán RC (11)
35
1979Tucumán LT (3)
36
1980Tucumán LT (4)
37
1981Tucumán LT (5)
38
1982Tucumán LT (6)
39
1983Los Tarcos (6)
40
1984Los Tarcos (7)
41
1985Los Tarcos (8)
42
1986Los Tarcos (9)
43
1987Los Tarcos (10)
44
1988Tucumán RC (12)
45
1989Tucumán RC (13)
46
1990Tucumán RC (14)
47
1991Tucumán RC (15)
48
1992Tucumán RC (16)
49
1993Tucumán RC (17)
50
1994Los Tarcos (11)
51
1995Natación y Gimnasia (6) & Tucumán RC (18)
52
1996Natación y Gimnasia (7)
53
1997Universitario (16)
54
1998Universitario (17)
55
1999Huirapuca (1)
56
2000Tucumán RC (19)
57
2001Huirapuca (2)
58
2002Uni Tucumán (18) & Cardenales (3)
59
2003Huirapuca (3)
60
2004Los Tarcos (12)
61
2005Universitario (19)
62
2006Tucumán RC (20)
63
2007Universitario (20)
64
2008Tucumán LT (7)
65
2009Tucumán LT (8) & Universitario (21)
66
2010Universitario (22)
67
2011Tucumán LT (9)
68
2012Tucumán LT (10)
69
2013Cardenales (4) & Huirapuca (4)
70
2014Tucumán LT (11)
71
2015Tucumán RC (21)
72
2016Universitario (23) & Los Tarcos (13)
73
2017Natación y Gimnasia (8)
74
2018Los Tarcos (14)
75
2019Universitario (24)
–
2020(not held due to Covid-19 pandemic)
76
2021Tucumán RC (22)
77
2022Huirapuca (5)
Notes

    Titles by team
    Team Titles Years won
    Universitario241946, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2019
    Tucumán RC221944, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015, 2021
    Los Tarcos141966, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 2004, 2016, 2018
    Tucumán LT111973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
    Natación y Gimnasia81947, 1949, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1995, 1996, 2017
    Huirapuca51999, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2022
    Cardenales41954, 1964, 2002, 2013

    References
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